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Arley station building
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Bewdley (3¾ miles)
via Northwood Halt
Highley (2¼ miles)

Arley station has two platforms and a signal box, allowing trains travelling in opposite directions to pass.

Barrow crossings are located at both ends of the platforms. Skeet's Farm crossing is also located in the station area, immediately north of the goods yard. Bridge 17 is located at the south end of the station, immediately south of the barrow crossing, and is the main passenger route between the platforms.

During periods of lighter traffic, when Arley signal box is switched out, all trains use the platform adjacent to the main station building.

The main station building at Arley is original to the Severn Valley Railway. The café building behind the station was built during the summer of 1992.

The village itself is named Upper Arley, which differentiates it from the similarly named, but differently spelled Areley Kings less than six miles away near Stourport.

Photos at Arley, showing station building, signalbox & gardens

Arley history before preservation

  • 1862: Arley station opened with the rest of the Severn Valley Line on 1 February, but had only one platform and no facility for crossing trains. Control of train movements was by single needle telegraph only
  • 1883: A second platform was brought into use in June 1883. Installation of a signal box and interlocking of points and signals were completed around this time.
  • 1891: ‘Train staff and ticket’ working in conjunction with a single-needle block telegraph was introduced throughout the line, replacing the earlier simple telegraph working arrangements. Henceforth drivers could not enter a section without possession of a physical staff or paper ticket stating the staff would follow on a succeeding train. Those used at Arley were for Arley to Bewdley North (hexagonal staff, yellow ticket) and Arley to Hampton Loade (square staff, red ticket).
  • 1894: ‘Electric staff’ working replaced staff and ticket working. Highley also became a staff station, breaking the long section to Hampton Loade.
  • 1898: An accident occurred when a train overran signals when entering the station and was derailed.
  • 1913: Following the building of a signal box at Kinlet and Billingsley Sidings, Arley to Kinlet (when switched in) was worked by electric staff but Arley to Highley was worked by electric tablet, probably Tyers No 7.
  • 1950: By this date, Electric Train Token working had been introduced, becoming the fifth method of train control.
  • 1963: Through passenger services ceased on 9 September, with through freight services ending at the end of November.


Gallery

See Also

List of stations

Links

Arley Station web site